Year Sterling (millions) 1975-12-31 4959 1976-12-31 7230 1977-12-31 7672 1978-12-31 8500 1979-12-31 9183 1980-12-31 10202 1981-12-31 10943 1982-12-31 13887 1983-12-31 14024 1984-12-31 16169 1985-12-31 13676 1986-12-31 13531